Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-06-20
FAIR HAVEN.

Children's Day Service at the Meth o dist
Church-A Long Walk-Funeral OF
NIr. Daniel HemingWay-OtherN Notes
and JOttings.
The children's day services at the EastPearl
street Methodist church yesterday were very
interesting and were largely attended. In
the morning there were a great number Of
little ones present. Rev. Mr.. Goodenough,
the pastor of the church, preached an inter
esting discourse from the text "What a little
maid did," In the evening the large audito-
rum was crowded. The children gave a
concert that was well rendered and very APP
propriate. Following is the programme:
Singing-Heavenly Father.
Prayer by pastor
observation-disclosures Under the Ground.
Singing-oh, Let Us be Glad.
singing~Jesus is Calling
Remarks by pastor
Singing by congregation-No. 81.
Singing-What Meeting That Will Be.
Quartette-God be With You.
Benediction.
The closing musical selection. GOOD be
with you," by the quartette, and the recita-
ton, 1.-THE way to life," were particularly
meritorious.
This afternoon the funeral services over
the remains of the late Daniel Hemingway,
of North Quinnipiac street, will take place
at his late residence. Mr.. Hemingway was
sixty-fve years old, and was a lifelong resi-
dent of Fair Haven. For many years he was
engaged in the farming business, and was a
prosperous and influential resident. For the
past seven years he has been afflicted with a
disease that has affected his brain and made
him partially dersnged. A week ago Sunday
night he went to sleep at his usual hour and
never woke up. Friday he died. He leaves
a widow and one daughter, Mrs. John Parker.
Some years ago Mr.. Hemingway's only son,
Alpheus, died.
E. G. Rowe, of Clinton avenue, and
another gentleman from Milford are to take
a rather extended walk this summer. They
will take months vacation and go to Spring
field, Mass, by rail, whence they will start
for Montreal on foot. After the first day or
two they intend to average thirty miles a day,
stopping at convenient hotels or inns at
night. Mr.. Rowe is quite long distance
walker and has several times taken long
walks about the State.
The work of putting down Telford pave
ment on the eastern portion of Grand ave-
nue. is going on briskly and the road roller
is at work every day. This pavement, when
finished, will be great improvement to the
street.
Mrs. l. N. Woodford has been visiting
friends in Thomaston for several days past.
julius Blakeslee of Bright street is quite
ill at present, having sustained hemor-
rhage.
Over 5000 of the necessary $500 has been
raised towards the contemplated improve
ments on the Methodist church.
Rev Mr. Blakeslee of the Second Congre-
gational church exchanged pulpits with Rev.
Mr.. O'Neil, of Norwich, yesterday. Mr..
O'Neils discourse was much enjoyed by a
large congregation.
Mr.. Zebulon T. Rowe, who has been quite
seriously ill for some little length of time,
has now almost entirely recovered.
Mrs. Evans, wife of Rev. P. S. Evans OF
the Baptist church, has returned from q visit
to friends in Brooklyn.
Mr.. Theodore Davis and family have been
visiting friends in West Haven for some
days.
The temperance meeting at the Quinnipiac
rink yesterday afternoon was addressed by
Rev. Mr.. Goodenough of the Methodist
church.
Herbert barton, the lad who was shot in 6
shooting gallery recently, will be able to be
about in short time.
James Garfield and Miss Nellie Nolan will
be married at St. Francis church on We'd
| nesday, June 20.